Social Studies Explorer Crossword

3. a small, fast Spanish or Portuguese sailing ship of the 15th-17th century
5. a movement to spread Catholicism in Spain
6. a explosive powder invented by the 9th century Chinese made of sulfur, charcoal, and saltpeter
10. the period between the fall of the Roman Empire in the West to the fall of
12. a ship fit for a sea voyage
13. an ancient network of roads travelled to bring ilk, spices, and such from China to the Roman Empire and the Western World
14. to sail around the world
17. spanish for conqueror
18. a member of a group living in Africa
19. people who explored North America before Christopher Columbus

1. water route between the Atlantic & Pacific oceans long the northeastern coast of North America
2. someone who trades, buys, and sells items for a living
4. an old type of clock that worked no matter what the weather was
7. a group of foreign people who build a settlement in another land
8. a group of people, often traders, traveling together across the deserts of Asia or Africa
9. a tool that measured the position of the sun and stars
11. the act of planning a route
15. a journey or voyage by a group to research, explore, or go to war
16. a strip of land connecting 2 other lands